[
    {
        "id": "osp-9980",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Effectiveness of Silk Fibroin Dressing Compared to Saline Dressing on Wound Healing in Post-Laparotomy Patients with Superficial Surgical Site Infections: A single-blinded randomised control trial",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Chandavaram",
                "given": "Bhanu P."
            },
            {
                "family": "Kumbhar",
                "given": "Uday S."
            },
            {
                "family": "A.P.",
                "given": "Reddy"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/effectiveness-of-silk-fibroin-dressing-compared-to-saline-dressing-on-wound-healing-in-post-laparotomy-patients-with-superficial-surgical-site-infecti",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "25",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "981-989",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.2926",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to determine and compare the effectiveness of silk fibroin dressing and normal saline dressing in terms of wound healing time, as assessed by Dr Kamal’s Adaptive Wound Healing Score (KAWHS). Methods: A single-blinded, randomised controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary hospital from November 2022 to November 2023. A total of 142 patients with superficial surgical site infections (SSIs) post-laparotomy were randomised into two groups: silk fibroin dressing (n = 71) and saline dressing (n = 71). The primary outcome, wound healing, was assessed using KAWHS on days 5, 10, and 15. Secondary outcomes included exudate amount (measured by gauze weight), length of hospital stay, and scar characteristics assessed at three months using the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS). Results: The silk fibroin group demonstrated significantly faster wound healing, with a mean duration of 13.92 ± 2.38 days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 13.36–14.48) compared to 17.41 ± 2.73 days (95% CI: 16.76–18.06) in the saline dressing group (P"
    }
]